Two, this causes the noise filter to try to correct the problem, but it just winds up making everyone looked smeared. The face detection seems to work well, tracking up to 8 faces as long as they are looking at the camera directly. Smile detection on the other hand was pretty spotty, and I could only get it to work reliably with very cheezy smiles.

however the camera does not produce good pictures. they're either too dark and grainy or too white/over exposed and make me look like a goth kid.. sending it back

to be fair, it took good pictures outdoors or with very high light levels. but for indoor shots or those with low light, the flash is weak and the ISO gets pushed up to 800 or more. avoid this model.

This camera has some great features but it takes really bad pictures. I returned it a month after I got it.

However, this is not a malfunction." This is really annoying when you are trying to take family pictures and finally you get a shot where everybody has their eyes open but you look closer and uncle Ned has a big white spot on his shirt or over his award winning smile. So here is warning to all unless you live in a plastic bubble or some other dust free environment don't purchase this camera instead look for a slightly less compact camera like the sony Dsc-w100 which I also have and have had for a while now and have not yet had any problems with it. If all it takes to have quality pictures is a slighty less compact camera then it is well worth the space it takes up(which in the case of the W100 is not that much more).

The normal flash is decent, but kind of weak if you are trying to get things more than 10 feet from you in an incandescent room, but putting the flash to high power gives you perfect illumination. The IS is pretty decent, it is not like an SLR IS thats for sure, but you can definitely tell the difference!! The major con on this thing is that it just seems kind of fragile.

You would never see this on a PDA. Perhaps a better choice would have been a glass backing for the screen, or even better, use the same technology as the iphone's screen. For the most part the interface is pretty good, but simple tasks such as turning off the flash, or switching to macro mode take too many touches.

he tenido pocos problemas con ella, uno de los cuales es el zoom digital q no es tan bueno como un zoom óptico pero funciona para usos no profesionales. Otro inconveniente es q el ojo de la camara esta muy arriba y frecuentemente sale el dedo en las fotos pero eso es cuestion de costumbre. Otro problema es q el microfono esta en un lugar donde usualmente una persona sostiene las camaras para tomar video por lo que a veces se tapa y arruina el video pero en general es muy buena camara.

- Image quality is terrible - Smile detection needs some work - Too many touches to get complete simple tasks

Outdoor pictures are beautiful but indoor pictures are only average. One other criticism is that sometimes dots appear on the LCD and do not go away.

Most people said that they have problems taking pictures indoor but it really not that bad.

Love the look, but the size is awkward (finger often gets in the way of the lens). Picture quality was not fantastic (we are very picky) - but we prefer and highly recommend the cybershot with the carl ziess lens. Not as nice looking as this camera but out performs it and feel right in the hands.

I want to love this camera, but just can't for the simple fact that indoor/lower light pictures just look terrible. This is for two reasons. One the camera bumps the ISO settings too high, causing noise.

- Zoom button is hard to get to, impossible for one handed operation. - Only takes memory stick, SD would have been better (granted this is a Sony so I really don't expect anything less) - Would have been nice if it took AA batteries.

This one doesn't seem like it would survive the antics that the old 600 Elph did. But, for $60.00 the complete coverage is a bargain, and you dont have to buy it FROM sony to get it!

It has a whole lot of fancy photo-editing stuff on it that I don't use. The one thing I wish it did have is the ability to pick "My colors" like Canon, but oh well. The smile shutter is sort of cool I guess, probably better if you have kids.

The preset scene stuff is pretty nice, even though I prefer to use mine in manual mode. I have taken the same picture in my own manual settings and then compared them to the preset scene settings (pics at twilight/evening mostly) and to be honest, the presets are pretty darn good! The manual settings are pretty much the same you will get with any digicam.

Ultimately, I took this camera back to the store for a Canon SD850(see my other review) because the image quality was unacceptable.

I love the touchscreen but I wish there were a couple of quick buttons, it comes with a stylus though and it doesn't take too long to learn if you are a casual user. The picture quality is perfect in decent conditions, it isn't great in the dark but if you are close to your target its pretty good.

Cons: In low light the background can be too dark but if you push the shutter button down a little and let it focus it does better. I noticed this on the "Auto" shooting setting, I haven't played with the other settings much.

however the camera does not produce good pictures. they're either too dark and grainy or too white/over exposed and make me look like a goth kid.. sending it back

to be fair, it took good pictures outdoors or with very high light levels. but for indoor shots or those with low light, the flash is weak and the ISO gets pushed up to 800 or more. avoid this model.

This camera has some great features but it takes really bad pictures. I returned it a month after I got it.

However, this is not a malfunction." This is really annoying when you are trying to take family pictures and finally you get a shot where everybody has their eyes open but you look closer and uncle Ned has a big white spot on his shirt or over his award winning smile. So here is warning to all unless you live in a plastic bubble or some other dust free environment don't purchase this camera instead look for a slightly less compact camera like the sony Dsc-w100 which I also have and have had for a while now and have not yet had any problems with it. If all it takes to have quality pictures is a slighty less compact camera then it is well worth the space it takes up(which in the case of the W100 is not that much more).

Outdoor pictures are beautiful but indoor pictures are only average. One other criticism is that sometimes dots appear on the LCD and do not go away.

Most people said that they have problems taking pictures indoor but it really not that bad.

I want to love this camera, but just can't for the simple fact that indoor/lower light pictures just look terrible. This is for two reasons. One the camera bumps the ISO settings too high, causing noise.

however the camera does not produce good pictures. they're either too dark and grainy or too white/over exposed and make me look like a goth kid.. sending it back

However, this is not a malfunction." This is really annoying when you are trying to take family pictures and finally you get a shot where everybody has their eyes open but you look closer and uncle Ned has a big white spot on his shirt or over his award winning smile. So here is warning to all unless you live in a plastic bubble or some other dust free environment don't purchase this camera instead look for a slightly less compact camera like the sony Dsc-w100 which I also have and have had for a while now and have not yet had any problems with it. If all it takes to have quality pictures is a slighty less compact camera then it is well worth the space it takes up(which in the case of the W100 is not that much more).

Love the look, but the size is awkward (finger often gets in the way of the lens). Picture quality was not fantastic (we are very picky) - but we prefer and highly recommend the cybershot with the carl ziess lens. Not as nice looking as this camera but out performs it and feel right in the hands.

I want to love this camera, but just can't for the simple fact that indoor/lower light pictures just look terrible. This is for two reasons. One the camera bumps the ISO settings too high, causing noise.

You would never see this on a PDA. Perhaps a better choice would have been a glass backing for the screen, or even better, use the same technology as the iphone's screen. For the most part the interface is pretty good, but simple tasks such as turning off the flash, or switching to macro mode take too many touches.

It's so small, and its form factor is so exactly suited to pocket or purse that it's likely to be at hand when it's wanted. I also prize the image stabilization provided by this little jewel as well as the large viewing/imaging screen on its back.

to be fair, it took good pictures outdoors or with very high light levels. but for indoor shots or those with low light, the flash is weak and the ISO gets pushed up to 800 or more. avoid this model.

The normal flash is decent, but kind of weak if you are trying to get things more than 10 feet from you in an incandescent room, but putting the flash to high power gives you perfect illumination. The IS is pretty decent, it is not like an SLR IS thats for sure, but you can definitely tell the difference!! The major con on this thing is that it just seems kind of fragile.

You would never see this on a PDA. Perhaps a better choice would have been a glass backing for the screen, or even better, use the same technology as the iphone's screen. For the most part the interface is pretty good, but simple tasks such as turning off the flash, or switching to macro mode take too many touches.

to be fair, it took good pictures outdoors or with very high light levels. but for indoor shots or those with low light, the flash is weak and the ISO gets pushed up to 800 or more. avoid this model.

Cons: In low light the background can be too dark but if you push the shutter button down a little and let it focus it does better. I noticed this on the "Auto" shooting setting, I haven't played with the other settings much.

You would never see this on a PDA. Perhaps a better choice would have been a glass backing for the screen, or even better, use the same technology as the iphone's screen. For the most part the interface is pretty good, but simple tasks such as turning off the flash, or switching to macro mode take too many touches.

- Image quality is terrible - Smile detection needs some work - Too many touches to get complete simple tasks

I want to love this camera, but just can't for the simple fact that indoor/lower light pictures just look terrible. This is for two reasons. One the camera bumps the ISO settings too high, causing noise.

to be fair, it took good pictures outdoors or with very high light levels. but for indoor shots or those with low light, the flash is weak and the iso gets pushed up to 800 or more. avoid this model.

I want to love this camera, but just can't for the simple fact that indoor/lower light pictures just look terrible. This is for two reasons. One the camera bumps the iso settings too high, causing noise.

however the camera does not produce good pictures. they're either too dark and grainy or too white/over exposed and make me look like a goth kid.. sending it back

I love the touchscreen but I wish there were a couple of quick buttons, it comes with a stylus though and it doesn't take too long to learn if you are a casual user. The picture quality is perfect in decent conditions, it isn't great in the dark but if you are close to your target its pretty good.

Cons: In low light the background can be too dark but if you push the shutter button down a little and let it focus it does better. I noticed this on the "Auto" shooting setting, I haven't played with the other settings much.

Love the look, but the size is awkward (finger often gets in the way of the lens). Picture quality was not fantastic (we are very picky) - but we prefer and highly recommend the cybershot with the carl ziess lens. Not as nice looking as this camera but out performs it and feel right in the hands.

Two, this causes the noise filter to try to correct the problem, but it just winds up making everyone looked smeared. The face detection seems to work well, tracking up to 8 faces as long as they are looking at the camera directly. smile detection on the other hand was pretty spotty, and I could only get it to work reliably with very cheezy smiles.

However, this is not a malfunction." This is really annoying when you are trying to take family pictures and finally you get a shot where everybody has their eyes open but you look closer and uncle Ned has a big white spot on his shirt or over his award winning smile. So here is warning to all unless you live in a plastic bubble or some other dust free environment don't purchase this camera instead look for a slightly less compact camera like the sony Dsc-w100 which I also have and have had for a while now and have not yet had any problems with it. If all it takes to have quality pictures is a slighty less compact camera then it is well worth the space it takes up(which in the case of the W100 is not that much more).

- Image quality is terrible - smile detection needs some work - Too many touches to get complete simple tasks

It has a whole lot of fancy photo-editing stuff on it that I don't use. The one thing I wish it did have is the ability to pick "My colors" like Canon, but oh well. The smile shutter is sort of cool I guess, probably better if you have kids.